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Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians7500 Odawa
CircleHarbor Springs, Michigan 49740
Tribal Council Meeting Dates 2005
June 4 Work SessionJune 25 Work SessionJune 5 Council
MeetingJune 26 Council Meeting
July 9 Work Session July 24 Council MeetingJuly 10 Council
MeetingJuly 23 Work Session
August 6 Work SessionAugust 20 Work SessionAugust 7 Council
MeetingAugust 21 Council Meeting
September 10 Work SessionSeptember 24 Work SessionSeptember 11
Council MeetingSeptember 25 Council Meeting
October 8 Work SessionOctober 9 Council MeetingOctober 22 Work
SessionOctober 23 Council Meeting
November 5 Work SessionNovember 6 Council MeetingNovember 19
Work SessionNovember 20 Council Meeting
ALL TRIBAL COUNCILMEETINGS AND WORK SESSIONS ARE HELD IN
THETRIBAL COURT ROOM LOCATEDAT 7500 ODAWA CIRCLE, HAR-BOR
SPRINGS
TRIBAL COUNCIL MEMBERSFRANK ETTAWAGESHIKTRIBAL CHAIRMANBEATRICE
LAW-VICE CHAIRPERSONDEXTER MCNAMARASECRETARYALICE
YELLOWBANKTREASURERRITA SHANANAQUETCOUNCILORFRED HARRINGTON,
JR.COUNCILORREGINA BENTLEYCOUNCILOR
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June 2005
This newsletter is published by the LTBBof Odawa Indians, 7500
Odawa Circle,Harbor Springs, Michigan 49740. Wereserve the right to
edit any material
submitted for space and content.
It has been over 240 years sinceGreat Lakes Tribes descended
upon thegreat Niagara Falls to discuss issues ofprofound
consequence. This week, repre-sentatives from over 140
indigenousTribes from both sides of the border par-ticipated in the
most significant and his-toric international gathering since
thesigning of the 1764 Treaty of Niagara.
First Nations in Canada and Tribes in
the United States came together to dis-cuss issues surrounding
the Great LakesCharter, Annex 2001. The Annex, signedbetween the
two provinces, and eightstates is an addendum to the Great
LakesCharter, which governs the Great Lakesecosystem and
intergovernmentalprocess.
Today, United Indian Nations of theGreat Lakes, consisting of
indigenous
leadership from: Quebec, Ontario, NewYork, Pennsylvania, Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois,Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota reaf-firmed
the principles outlined in the Tribaland First Nations Great Lakes
WaterAccord of November 2004, and commit-ted to defining a process
to further indige-nous management of the Great Lakesthrough the
immediate development of atask force of representatives of the
Tribesand First Nations.
“Tribes on both sides of the borderare united in developing our
own parallelprocess and ensuring our participation indecision
making involving the manage-ment of the Great Lakes,” said
FrankEttawageshik, Tribal Chairman of the LittleTravers Bay Bands
of Odawa Indians, andco-chair for the United Indians Nation ofthe
Great Lakes meeting.
“The consensus that we havereached here will guide our efforts
inresponding to these issues,” said NelsonToulouse, Deputy Grand
Chief of theAnishanabek Nations, and co-chair for themeeting. “More
importantly, we remaincommitted to making this our ownprocess, done
in our own way,”
The Tribes and First Nations pledgedto take back this
information to theirrespective councils for review and to fol-low
through with the 2004 Accord.
Great Lakes Tribes and First Nations Unite
All Photos Courtesy of the Union of Ontario Indians in Canada.
Look for more photos page 7
Pictured: Tribal Police Deputy Ryan Roberts and Chief Tribal
Judge MichaelPetoskey at Ryans Swearing In.
Pictured: Mary Roberts, Tribal Police Deputy Ryan Roberts and
Ken Roberts
Tribal Member Sworn in as Tribal Police Deputy
Aanii.
I am Ryan Roberts, the son ofKen and Mary Roberts and
theGrandson of Francis and Anna Mae(Naganashe) Stead. On May
10,2004, I started my career in LawEnforcement here with the
Tribalpolice. Before that I worked forVictories Casino and Hotel
for aweek short of five years. It hasalways been a dream of mine to
bea Police Officer and to work for theTribe. This was the perfect
oppor-tunity to do both. On Friday April 29,2005, I graduated from
Kirtland
Regional Police Academy. It was avery long 17 weeks, but with
familyand friends in the community, lend-ing support every time I
came homeon the weekend or at a communityevent, helped make it seem
easiereach week. Now that I am back, Ilook forward to getting back
to workand continuing to learn each day. Ihope to spend the rest of
my careerhere with the Tribe and one daytake a leadership role
within thedepartment. Thank you everyonewho kept me in their
prayers eachweek and supported me the wholeway through the
academy.
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ODAWA TRAILS2 June 2005
News from the Substance Abuse Department‘Mno-bimaazid’ - Living
WellBy Linda Woods, MSW Substance Abuse Director
Aanii,
Substance Abuse Program:
Linda Woods, Susan Yates,and Anthony Davis toured theKeystone
residential facility (sub-stance abuse) in Canton, SD. Weoften
refer the adolescents therefor residential substance abusetreatment
because Indian HealthService will pay for the treat-ment. We used
to have a grantthat would allow us to pay forfamilies to visit the
adolescents,however, we no longer have thatgrant. We are in the
process oflooking for grants that will allowus to do this in the
future.
Keystone is a residentialfacility for adult men and
women,adolescent boys with a new wingfor female adolescents.
Themales and females are separat-ed; they have separate meals,etc.
We were impressed with thefacility. We met with staff andthey
treated us very respectfully.We could see that they treatedeveryone
that way, clients andvisitors alike. It was quite obvi-ous that it
was a spiritual place.They respect all religions, faiths,and
culture. It was apparent theyplace value on the culture of
theNative American clients. Therewere posters, wall hangings,
andblankets that reflected theNative American culture in
nearlyevery room we visited. Theclients (Native American) havethe
opportunity to meet with cul-tural advisors and to attend
sweat lodges if they want. Thereare four Native American
staffmembers and they each supportthe culture and encourageclients
to become involved withthier culture at home. The cur-riculum for
the program is verythorough for each individual. Wereally
appreciated the chance toexperience the adventure oflearning what
we can do for ourclients after they leave this facili-ty. Then our
real work beginshere at home. We can now tellour clients that we
have been toKeystone and know how the facil-ity operates and that
they will betreated with respect here as well.
Mental Health
Our services include mentalhealth assessments and one-to-one
therapy for children, adoles-cents, adults and elders. Whatdoes
"Mental Health" mean?Does it mean someone is consid-ered "crazy"?
No, of course not!We all experience times in ourlives where we
wished we hadsomeone to talk to, or felt anx-ious about something
or nothingat all, but still felt anxious. If thisis an ongoing
feeling and it hasnever been discussed with any-one maybe it is
time to see whywe feel anxious or depressed.Our staff has two
therapists whoare available to discuss theseissues. Call us and
make anappointment. It is good to talkand try to figure out what
isgoing on. It is not considered a
'weakness' to seek help. We areunder strict regulations to
main-tain confidentiality.
Veronica Jung and DavidKagabitang are our therapistsand they
provide therapy for chil-dren and adults. Our two thera-pists use a
variety of therapeuticapproaches, such as play thera-py, Internal
Family Systems,Existential Therapy, and cognitivebehavioral
approaches. Boththerapists are very experiencedand very caring in
what they do.Our goal is to assist people inmaintaining a sense of
wellbeing in their lives and withintheir families and
community.People come here to begin heal-ing in many ways - they
may haveexperienced depression, low self-esteem, anxiety, and with
thera-py, they begin to feel like life isworth living and become
produc-tive individuals. It may take ashort time or a long time,
itdepends on the issues beingaddressed.
Our telephone number is:231-242-1642 (Jennifer Wilson)or
231-242-1640 (Janelle Smith)for an appointment.
This is an outdoor celebration featur-ing Anishnabek (American
Indian /Native American)
• Music• Dance• Art• Food• Crafts
TRADERS BY INVITATION
GRAND ENTRY
Saturday:1:00 pm6:00 pm
Sunday: 12 noon
GRAND RIVER BANDS OF OTTAWA INDIANSand theCITY OF GRAND RAPIDS
PARKS & RECREATION DEPARTMENTsponsor the
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JUNE 11 - 12, 2005Riverside Park
Monroe AvenueGrand Rapids, Michigan
Public welcome!Free Admission!
Free Parking!
Absolutely no drugs or alcohol!Dogs assisting disabled persons
welcomed! Dogs or other pets will not beallowed within the event
boundaries per City Ordinance. Please leave your
pets at home. do not leave animals unattended in vehicles.
For more information contact:Grand River Bands of Ottawa
Indians
P.O. Box 2937, Grand Rapids, MI 49501-2937Phone: (616) 458-8759
Fax: (616) 458-9039
E-mail: [email protected]
Aanii, My name is Sandi
Wemigwase. I am the daughterof Chris Peariso (Wemigwase),
inContract Health, and the grand-daughter of Richard and
EvelynWemigwase of Harbor Springs. Ihave two sisters Rachel
andKrystina Peariso who bothattend Petoskey High School. Iam the
new WaganakisingOdawa Business TechnologyTraining Program
(WOBTT)Assistant in the EducationDepartment. I will be
assistingstudents with scheduling, enroll-ment, and answering any
ques-tions that you might have aboutWOBTT. I am looking forward
tohelping students further theireducation and hope to see
yousoon.
Sandi Wemigwase, WOBTT ProgramAssistant
Aanii,My name is Andrew James
Chingman Jr.. I have been recentlyhired as a new Tribal Police
Recruit.My family and I have moved backfrom the Mt. Pleasant area.
I am theproud father of Andrew JamesChingman III. My parents are
AndrewJames Chingman Sr. and late DebraElaine Chingman. My
grandparentsare the late Anthony Chingman andRoseanne (Martell)
Chingman. Myfather has also relocated to the area.I am excited
about the opportunity toserve you as a Tribal Police Deputy.Some of
my hobbies include mechan-ics work and I like to build and
resellold hot rods. I also am looking forwardto familiarizing
myself with our Tribalhomelands. If I can be of any assis-tance to
you, please don't hesitate tocall me in the Tribal Law
EnforcementDepartment at 231-242-1500. I lookforward to meeting as
many of you asI can.
A.J. Chingman, New Tribal PoliceRecruit
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The following is some generalinformation and guidelines
forTribal Members who are interestedin serving on a LTBB
Commission,Board and/or Committee. Pleasesubmit your letter of
interest alongwith your resume to:
Michele LaCountLTBB of Odawa Indians7500 Odawa CircleHarbor
Springs, MI 49740 or email: [email protected]
Once your letter and resume arereceived, you will receive a
notifi-cation letter with date and time atwhich you must appear in
personbefore the Tribal Council for aninterview. All efforts will
be madeto allow time for applicants tomake travel arrangements.
Timelysubmissions are requested.
Housing Commission3-year termsNo. of Openings = 2Meetings =
Minimum of once permonth or as deemed necessary
Economic Development3-year termsNo. of Openings = Total of
2Meetings = Minimum of once permonth or as deemed necessaryduring
an election year
Education Commission3-year termNo. of Openings = 2Meetings =
Minimum of once perquarter or as often as deemednecessary,
generally meetings areheld on a monthly basis
Indian Child WelfareCommission3-year termNo. of Openings =
1Meetings = Minimum of once permonth or as deemed necessary
Natural ResourcesCommission 3-year termsNo. of Openings =
2Meetings = Minimum of once permonth, generally a meeting is
heldbi-monthly
Regulatory Commission 3-year termsNo. of Openings = 1Meetings =
Minimum of once permonth, generally a meeting is heldbi-monthly
Election Board3-year termsNo. of Openings = 1Meetings = Minimum
of once permonth or as deemed necessaryduring an election year
Trust Fund Board3-year termsNo. of Openings = 3Meetings =
Minimum of 4 timesper year, once per quarter
Compensation:
1) Stipend of $100.00 per meeting except for Election Board
2) Election BoardElection Day Stipend$250.00Meeting Stipend
$125.00Travel Stipend $100.00
3) Per Diem according to theCurrent Federal Per DiemRates (for
those memberswho travel from farther than50 miles for a meeting
ortraining)
4) Mileage allowance is paidaccording to the currentmileage rate
set out by theLTBB Accounting Department.
5) Lodging & Travel is paid forthrough the Commission,Board
or Committee and isapproved via motion at a reg-ular meeting
Commissions, Committeesand Board Vacancies
Attention2005
Graduatesand FamiliesThe Odawa Trails would liketo feature all
2005 TribalGraduates regardless of loca-tion in the July edition.
Wewould like to include a photo-graph, what educational
insti-tution a certificate, diploma ordegree was earned from and
abrief congratulations messagefrom the contributor. Please c o n t
a c t t h e LT B BCommunications Departmentfor more
information.Telephone:
(231)242-1427Email:[email protected]
Deadline for submission isFriday, June 10, 2005
BOAT FOR SALE The Tribe is selling a 26 foot Star CraftBoat with
an inboard motor and trailerin a closed bid process with the
LTBBNatural Resources Department. If youare interested, the boat
can be viewed atthe Natural Resources Department.The watercraft has
no radar, marineradio, depth finder or marine safetygear. All
interested LTBB Tribal mem-bers are asked to submit their bid to
theLTBB Natural Resources Department,7500 Odawa Circle, Harbor
Springs,Michigan 49740. All bids must bereceived by June 30, 2005
and will beopened on July 1, 2005. The personwith the highest bid
will be notified onJuly 2, 2005. The boat will be sold uponreceipt
of cash or cashiers check withno warranty attached (as is
condition).
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ODAWA TRAILS 3June 2005
Perrier is attempting to estab-lish a bottled water site using
waterpumped from the SanctuarySprings site in Mecosta
CountyMichigan. Bottled water would besold under the brand name
"IceMountain". They would withdrawspring water at the rate of
576,000gallons per day and 210,000,000gallons per year. The bottled
waterbusiness is highly profitable, andPerrier stands to clear $.5
to $1.8million/day. Profitability is directlyrelated to the price
paid for the rawmaterial, which is free.
On February 22, 2002, theLittle Traverse Bay Bands of
OdawaIndians, the Grand Traverse Bandof Ottawa and Chippewa
Indians,and the Little River Band of OttawaIndians, filed suit in
Federal Courtagainst Great Spring Waters ofAmerica (a subsidiary of
the PerrierGroup of America, Inc.) andGovernor Engler. The Tribes
areasking the Federal Court to inter-pret and enforce the federal
WaterResources Development Act("WRDA") as it applies to
Perrier'sproposal to extract 500,000-
750,000 gallons of water per dayfrom a site in Mecosta County,
bot-tle the water, and ship most of it outof the Great Lakes basin.
This waterwould otherwise ultimately flow intoLake Michigan.
WRDA is intended to protectthe Great Lakes Basin for the
bene-fit of the public by requiring the gov-ernor of each of the
Great Lakesstates to approve any diversion orexport of water from
the Basin. NoState Governor, except GovernorEngler, has approved
this project.While Governor Engler does notbelieve that the
protections ofWRDA apply to this project, theMichigan Attorney
General, JenniferGranholm, and Senator Carl Levinhave expressed the
opinion thatPerrier's diversion and export ofwater falls within
those protections.To protect the Great Lakes, thethree Tribes seek
a declarationfrom the Court that WRDA appliesto this project and an
injunctionstopping the project unless anduntil the governor of each
of theGreat Lakes states expresslyapproves the project.
In Governor Engler's responseto the complaint filed
February22,2002, he admits that that waterfrom the aquifer at the
proposedpump site flows to Osprey Lake,which in turn flows into a
streamthat is part of the Little Muskegonand Muskegon river
watershed,which flows into Lake Michigan.Engler also admits that
Perrier'sproject will or is likely to reduce theflow of Lake
Michigan tributarywaters, yet he denies that the proj-ect would
result in any diversion ofGreat Lakes water, or that the proj-ect
would fall under the scope ofWRDA.
The Tribes have a profoundinterest in protecting the GreatLakes
based on their continuousreliance on the lakes for commer-cial and
subsistence fishing. TheTribes' right to fish the Great Lakesfor
subsistence and commercialpurposes was reserved in the 1836Treaty
with the federal government.In 1979, a federal court affirmedthe
treaty right. The plaintiffs in thislawsuit are the modern day
politicalsuccessors of the bands of Ottawa/
Odawa and Chippewa Indians thatfor hundreds of years prior to
thearrival of non-Indians occupied thearea of cession described in
ArticleFirst of the 1836 Treaty which isnow included within the
State ofMichigan. For centuries, the Tribes'members have subsisted
in largepart by engaging in usufructuaryactivities and other
activities onboth the lands and the waters with-in Michigan's
territorial boundaries.Tribal members made good use ofthe natural
resources available tothem, including the flora and faunain their
environment, for food, med-icines, clothing, shelter, and heat.
The Indians of the treaty areawere heavily engaged in
commer-cial fishing at the time of the Treatyof 1836, both as
employees and asindependent fishers. Fishingremained an important
activity ofthe Indians of the treaty areathroughout the remainder
of the19th century, and has continuedthrough this century to
present day.Indian fishers still live in the sameareas and fish on
the same fishinggrounds as did their ancestors for
centuries past.The Great Lakes are already at
very low levels, which make themparticularly vulnerable at this
time.Decreased lake levels will result inthe destruction or
reduction of criti-cal breeding habitat for fish speciesneeded for
subsistence and com-mercial purposes, and impair navi-gation
necessary for harvest andtransport of fish. The Tribes strong-ly
believe that any project thatremoves water from the Great
LakesBasin must be strictly scrutinizedunder WRDA. The cumulative
effectof many small projects or the loca-tion of any particular
project couldhave disastrous effects on fishingand navigation in
the Great Lakes.Removal of any water from the GreatLakes basin is a
significant environ-mental issue and must be carefullyconsidered by
all interested parties.The WRDA provision that the Tribesseek to
enforce, that requires theexpress approval of all of the gover-nors
of the Great Lakes states, isintended to insure broad based
deci-sion-making that promotes the pro-tection of the Great
Lakes.
Tribes Take Action to Protect the Great LakesBy Rachel R.
Schwarz, Direcotr or Environmental Services
Nestle USA, Inc. | WhoManufactures:100 GRANDADDITIONS -
Nutrition SupplementAFTER EIGHT - Dinner MintsALBERSALPO - Dog
FoodALPO CHEW-EEZALPO DOG TREATSALPO MASTER'S CHOICEBABY RUTH -
CandyBACIBIT-O-HONEY - CandyBUITONI - Pasta & SaucesBUITONI
REFRIGERATED PASTAS &SAUCESBUTTERFINGER - Candy BarBUTTERFINGER
BB's - CandyCARNATIONCARNATION ALSOYCARNATION BABY CEREALCARNATION
COCO SUPREMECARNATION COFFEE-MATECARNATION EVAPORATED MILKCARNATION
FOLLOW-UP FORMULACARNATION GOOD STARTCARNATION HOT COCOACARNATION
INSTANT BREAKFASTCHEF-MATE - Food ProductsCHUNKY -
CandyCONDIMIXCROSSE & BLACKWELL - Sauces,Soups, Jellies,
Specialty ItemsCRUCIAL - Nutrition SupplementDAVID & SONS
SUNFLOWERSEEDS
EUROPEAN STYLEFLIPZFRISKIES - Pet FoodFRISKIES CANNEDFRISKIES
CHEF'S BLENDFRISKIES COME 'N GET ITFRISKIES DRYFRISKIES FANCY
FEASTFRISKIES GOURMETFRISKIES KITTENFRISKIES MASTER'S
CHOICEFRISKIES MIGHTY DOGFRISKIES MIGHTY DOG SENIORFRISKIES PRIME
STEAKSFRISKIES PRIME STRIPSFRISKIES SENIORFRISKIES SPECIAL DIETFUN
DIPGLYTROL - Nutrition SupplementGOOBERS - CandyICECAPJIM
DANDYKATHRYN BEICHLA LECHERALIBBY'S JUICE BLASTLIBBY'S JUICY
JUICELIBBY'S KERNSLIBBY'S KERNS NECTARS -HispanicLIBBY'S
PUMPKINLIK-M-AIDMAGGI - Bouillon Cubes, SoupMixes, SeasoningsMIGHTY
DOG - Canned Dog FoodMILOMINOR'S
NESCAFE - Instant CoffeeNESCAFE CLASSICONESCAFE ICED
COFFEENESCAFE MOUNTAIN BLENDNESCAFE SUNRISENESPRESSO - Instant
CoffeeNESQUIK POWDERNESQUIK READY TO DRINKNESQUIK SYRUPNESTEA -
TeaNESTEA HERITAGENESTEA ICE TEASERSNESTEA NUEVO TEANESTEA
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Nutrition SupplementOH HENRY - Candy BarORTEGA - Taco Shells
&SeasoningsORTEGA FROZENORTEGA SHELF STABLEPEARSON'S
NIPSPEPTAMEN - Nutrition SupplementPERUGINA - ChocolatePERUGINA
BACIPERUGINA GIANDUIAPERUGINA ORE LIETEPETER'S BROCPETER'S BROKEN
ORINOCOPETER'S BURGUNDYPETER'S CHATHAM
PETER'S COMMANDERPETER'S CREMAPETER'S GIBRALTARPETER'S
GLENMEREPETER'S HAMILTONPETER'S HERITAGEPETER'S JEWELPETER'S
MADISONPETER'S MASTERPIECEPETER'S MONOGRAMPETER'S MONTEREYPETER'S
NEWPORTPETER'S NO. 23PETER'S PHOENIXPETER'S RED GLOPETER'S
SUPERFINEPETER'S ULTRAPETER'S VIKINGPETER'S ZENDAPIXY STIX -
CandyPOWERBAR - Nutrition & ProteinBarsPROBALANCE -
NutritionSupplementQUALITY STREETQUE BUENO! - Mexican
FoodProductsRAISINETS - CandySNO-CAPS - CandySTOUFFER'S - Frozen
EntreesSTOUFFER'S ENTREESSTOUFFER'S FAMILY STYLEFAVORITESSTOUFFER'S
FROZEN PIZZASTOUFFER'S HEARTY PORTIONSSTOUFFER'S HOMESTYLE
STOUFFER'S LEAN CUISINESTOUFFER'S LEAN CUISINE AMERI-CAN
FAVORITESSTOUFFER'S LEAN CUISINE CAFECLASSICSSTOUFFER'S LEAN
CUISINEHEARTY PORTIONSSTOUFFER'S LEAN SKILLET SEN-SATIONSSTOUFFER'S
OVEN SENSATIONSSTOUFFER'S SKILLET SENSATIONSTASTER'S CHOICE -
CoffeeTOLL HOUSE - Baking ChocolateTOLL HOUSE MORSELSTOLL HOUSE
REFRIGERATEDCOOKIE DOUGHTREASURESTRIO - Food ProductsTRIO
SUPREMETURTLES - CandyWILLY WONKA'S - ChocolateWILLY WONKA'S CHEWY
RUNTSWILLY WONKA'S CHEWY SPREEWILLY WONKA'S DWEEBSWILLY WONKA'S
GOBSTOPPERSWILLY WONKA'S LAFFY TAFFYWILLY WONKA'S NERDSWILLY
WONKA'S RUNTSWILLY WONKA'S SHOCK TARTSWILLY WONKA'S SPREEWILLY
WONKA'S SWEETARTSWILLY WONKA'S TANGY TAFFY
Nestle USA, Inc. | Who Manufactures:
The Perrier Group of America | Who Manufactures:ARROWHEAD -
Mountain Spring WaterCALISTOGA - Mineral Water & Fruit
Juices
GREAT BEAR - Mineral WaterICE MOUNTAIN - Mineral Water
OASIS - Mineral WaterOZARKA - Bottled Water
PERRIER - Mineral WaterPOLAND SPRING - Mineral Water
VOLVIC - Non-Carbonated WaterZEPHYRHILLS - Mineral Water
By the time you read this arti-cle, the Water Quality Crew will
havestarted the 2005 Surface WaterQuality Field Season. Our field
sea-son begins May 1st and endsOctober 31st. Our field sites
thisyear include: Lake Charlevoix,Susan Lake, Spring Lake,
LarksLake, Crooked Lake, Susan Creek,Big Sucker Creek,
BrushCreek/Maple River, and the BoyneRiver (in May and August
only). A2005 Map showing the exact loca-tions of these sites will
be availableon the LTBB website and is alsoavailable in the
EnvironmentalServices Department (ESD) withinthe LTBB Surface Water
QualityMonitoring Program Brochure. The"crew" includes Meredith
Henry,Regina Gasco, and Justin Tabor thisyear. Justin will be
focusing on dupli-cate sampling of some of our long-term parameters
beginning in Junefor a three-month lab comparisonstudy. This study
will use split sam-ples to compare analytical resultsfrom our
current contract lab withour in-house Environmental
Services lab. We have all been busygetting the equipment,
paperwork,and supplies organized and orderedto make this year's
field seasonanother success.
In February, I attended the 4thAnnual Water Monitoring
andStandards (SWIMS) Meeting inChicago, Illinois, where I
learnedabout what other Tribes and Statesare researching and
working on inthe field of water quality. This confer-ence not only
provides sessions onsurface water but also addresseswetlands, data
interpretation, andwildlife research/issues. This annu-al
conference aids the LTBB ESD inbrainstorming for future programsand
ways to improve current pro-grams.
In July, I will be attending a319/305(b) training at Region
5Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) Headquarters in
Chicago,Illinois. 319 is a section of the EPAClean Water Act that
provides grantfunds for non-point source pollutionmanagement
programs. This part ofthe training will provide information
on the steps that need to be takenby Tribes to be eligible for
thesefunds and what types of non-pointprograms are acceptable.
The305(b) is a format used to reportwater quality results to the
EPA. EPAis recommending that Tribes reporttheir data in this
format. This infor-mation is the primary vehicle forinforming
Congress about generalwater quality conditions in theUnited States.
This part of the train-ing will provide formatting sugges-tions and
technical assistance inassembling 305(b) reports.
The water quality crew is stay-ing busy planning, organizing,
par-ticipating, and gathering informa-tion in efforts to protect,
sustain,and conserve LTBB water resourcesfor the next seven
generation tocome. I will report back on any excit-ing field day
stories after the fieldseason is over and also on anyimportant
information provided inthese upcoming trainings. If youhave any
questions, feel free to con-tact me at 231.242.1572 or
viaemail:[email protected].
What's New with the Water Quality Crew?By Kira Jensen; LTBB
Water Quality Specialist
In past articles written for theOdawa Trails, I have informed
TribalCitizens on the importance of wet-lands to our health,
culture, andgeneral well being. For the pastseveral months the
EnvironmentalS e r v i c e sDepartment hasbeen working tod e v e l
o p aW e t l a n dP r o t e c t i o nOrdinance. Thisordinance will
setin motion aprocess for theprotection of our wetlands for thenext
seven generations. Includedin the ordinance are
protection,preservation, proper maintenance,and use of the
reservation's wet-lands in order to prevent pollution,or
contamination; outlaw their dis-turbance and disturbance to
thenatural habitat; and prevent dam-age from erosion, siltation,
andflooding. We also encourage edu-cation and proper cultural uses
toreduce over-harvesting of our cul-
tural medicines, utility, food, cere-monial uses and charms.
Weestablished standards and proce-dures for review of the
regulatoryuses of wetlands in accordancewith current Federal and
State per-
mits. Our main
g o a l o f t h eOrdinance is toprevent loss ofNative
Wetlandswithin the LTBBTribally ownedlands and TribalTr u s t l a n
d s .
Within the ordinance, there is asection proposing a
WetlandConservation & Protection Fund.This fund is reserved for
wetlandpermit fees and will be used forWetland Conservation
activities,such as mitigation through restora-tion and
protection.
Currently our WetlandsProtection Ordinance is goingthrough the
LTBB legal departmentfor comment; we hope to present itto Tribal
Council this summer.
Wetland UpdateBy Meredith Henry, Water Quality Assistant/Wetland
Technician
Stutsmanville Bog Summer 2003
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This article is the second one ina series written for the
communityabout how our culture has influencedthe use of our land
and our relation-ship with it. The following summarylooks at a few
of the many ways thatwe did this in the past.
Our homeland, which is also ourreservation here in Emmet
County,Michigan has long been called by usWaganakisi
(Waganakising). Thatname refers to a large bent pine treethat once
stood along the shorebetween Harbor Springs and CrossVillage. We
reserved this land for our-selves at the last treaty we made
withthe United States government in1855, however, we had lived
herelong before that time.
For centuries, our villages werelocated along the shore from
what isnow Charlevoix to Cross Village. Backaway from the shore on
top of thebluffs we planted fields of corn,beans, pumpkins and
other crops.We fished for lake trout, whitefishand sturgeon at
Little Traverse Bay,Sturgeon Bay and the BeaverIslands. We moved
with the seasons.
Most of the people spent win-ters in the southern part of the
state,going up the rivers such as the St.Joseph, Kalamazoo,
Grand,Muskegon and some even as far asthe Kankakee River in
northernIndiana and Illinois. Some of us haveancestors who were
born in thoseareas during the winter. The wintercamps were small
family groups whohunted along these river valleys pri-marily for
bear, caribou, elk and otheranimals. In spring, they would
gathertogether with others from their villageand make maple sugar
before goingdown the rivers to Lake Michigan and
travel back to Waganakisi(Waganakising) for the summer.
The land provided everything weneeded, however, our
ancestorscould only maintain their way of lifethrough a very
special relationshipwith the land that focused on
culturaltraditions, beliefs and practices.
When traveling with the sea-sons, the spirits of the lakes,
windand sky were given gifts in the beliefthat they would provide
for a safejourney. Giving of gifts was seen asan important mark of
respect andhonor which was expected in return.Gifts were also
commonly given toother villages and tribes, as well asspirits.
Tobacco, for example, wasgiven to the spirits who lived
withinplants before they were harvested.Gifts of food were given to
the ances-tors. Pipe ceremonies are also a formof respect and gift
giving. Givingtobacco to spirits who lived in thewater at various
locations was seenas a way to maintain good relationswith them,
also ceremonies to honorthe thunder spirits were seen in thesame
way. Gifts were given to the rel-atives of a deceased person to
con-sole them. The first fruits of wild anddomestic plants were
harvested andgiven as gifts to certain spirits withceremonial
honors.
Whenever things went wrong,such as a famine, destructive
storm,poor hunting, disease or other badevent, it was believed that
the rela-tionship with the world of spirits wasout of balance and
must be restoredthrough the giving of gifts whichcould sometimes
include a feast to aspecific spirit. The lack of respect pro-duced
unpleasant events and thegiving of respect produced the effect
of receiving respect.Our ancestors also planned
their use of the land based upon cul-ture. Decision making was
some-times done with the help of spiritswho were consulted for
advice.Heads of families, clan leaders andchiefs often fasted and
their dreamswere carefully studied for their poten-
tial to predict the future. Clan leaders were important
persons who helped make decisionsabout land in the community.
Clanleaders, however, only had influencewith persons belonging to
their ownclan. For example, whenever a per-son committed a serious
crime, themembers of that person's clan wouldmake the decision
about the matter.Persons of the same clan lived inseparate parts of
the village and con-sidered themselves to be relatives.
The clan was traced through andinherited from a person's
father.
Chiefs were some of the per-sons who made decisions about theuse
of the land and there were twotypes: war chiefs and village
chiefs.More often than not, chiefs wereselected from those persons
whowere from families of other chiefs.But a person could also
become aleader through their own efforts andskill. Some chiefs were
good speak-ers and were often selected for givingspeeches at
important councils.Other chiefs were noted for theirgood memories
and were given theresponsibility of keeping thewampum belts of the
village or band.Wampum belts contained the sym-bols of important
events and have aspirit within them that remembersthe significance
of those events suchas land use.
When the village or band decid-ed to do things, such as
purchaseland, they did it all together. Theypooled their money and
the villagechief made the purchase in hisname. Heads of families,
usually amale, were also important leadersnext to the chiefs. They
decided whenand where certain activities tookplace, such as when to
go to the win-ter hunting grounds and what areasto hunt. Each
village was self-con-tained and usually independent from
the others, although on matters ofmutual interest, the villages
manytimes acted together. People didthings together in large family
groupsand clans for planting, harvestingand other activities. This
work wasusually broken down even furtherwith men doing the clearing
ofground for planting, hunting, trap-ping, fishing and going to
war. Thewomen primarily did the planting,harvesting, gathering
fruits and edi-ble plants and making maple sugarand syrup.
This article has very brieflyexplored some of the many
Odawacultural beliefs about the world andhow it functioned as an
importantpart of the way in which we haveused the land around us in
the past.In future articles, you will see how cul-tural beliefs
have influenced the useof tribal land in more recent times.
If you are interested in historicalresources related to the
above infor-mation or other cultural topics, theLTBB
Archives/Records and CulturalPreservation Department would liketo
invite you to visit us at the LTBBGovernmental Center. We can
alsobe contacted at (231) 242-1450.We have numerous photos,
docu-ments, and items about who we areas Waganakising
Odawak.Miigwetch.
ODAWA TRAILS June 20054
News from the Natural Resources DepartmentBy Fiona Banfield,
Administrative Assistant
Sweet GrassThe Natural Resource
Department has sweet grassplugs available. The sweet grassplugs
will be given out on a firstcome first serve basis and will
belimited to a 3x3 patch of grassper person. Please bring
some-thing in which to put the sweetgrass.
CharacteristicsSweet grass is a winter-
hardy, sweet smelling, perennialgrass that grows in rich,
moistsoil. It can be found in NorthAmerica from Alaska to
SouthCarolina. You can also find it inEurope. It requires full sun.
Theleaves are dried, twisted intobraids and burned as a
vanilla-scented incense in some sacredceremonies. In addition, it
isused to make baskets. Thesweet vanilla-like smell of thebaskets
lasts for years.Identifying Sweet grass: scentonly develops when
the leaveshave dried out. The base of theleaves are broad, white
and hair-less. The underside of the leavesare shiny, flat and
hairless. Theaverage length of the leaves aretwenty (20) inches.
When thegrass is dried out, the leaves curl.Most other grasses stay
flat whendried.
Cultural significance ofSweet Grass
Sweet grass is known bymany names. Some of them are;Vanilla
grass, Senaca Grass, Holygrass, Indian grass and Sweetgrass. The
LTBB of Odawa knowthis plant as sweet grass.Wiingashk. Sweet grass
growswild in fields, at the edge offorests, along swamps and
mostrecently it has been transplantedto grow near Native homes
foreasy access. An attractive spring-flowering grass, with
fragrantfoliage used by Indians in basketmaking. The long leaves of
ster-
ile shoots produced later in theseason are used when driedretain
their vanilla-like fragrancefor many years. Most tribes havea story
or a legend to explain howsome things came to be. Its exis-tence is
that these are gifts forceremonial purposes. Sweetgrass is not to
be sold for moneyof any kind. Sweet grass is eithergiven as a gift
or traded.
Picking Sweet grassSweet grass is picked once a
year before it goes to seed and itis picked by cutting it off at
theground level. It is not picked bypulling it up along with the
roots.This damages the plant. The nat-ural fragrance of the sweet
grassis the result of the curing processthe grass goes through
after it is
picked. Birch Tree
Characteristics of a birch tree
This tree grows on moist hill-sides, borders of streams,
lakesand swamps but is sometimesfound in dry areas. The wood ofthe
birch tree is light, hard,strong, tough very close grained,light
brown tinged with red. Barkof the birch tree is like noneother.
Cream-white and lustrouson the surface bright orange onthe inner
and separates freelyinto thin paper like layers. Leavesof the tree
are very distinguish-able. They alternate on thebranches and are
simple in form.They are double serrated andthick with a fabulous
dark greencolor. Fruit for this tree are alsovery unique. The fruit
ripens inthe fall long stalks cylindershaped hairy and drooping
aboutan inch. Cultural Signifigance of BirchTrees
Birch bark trees have manynames depending what it is to beused
for. Some of those names
are; High ground birch, lowground and cork birch. Whitebirch is
one of the trees thatensured the existence of theOdawa woodland
tribes survivalin the northern elements. TheOdawa know this tree
asWiigwaas. High ground birch isused for making trays,
bowls,storage containers, boxes andhousehold utensils. Low
groundbirch is used for making largetrays, large storage
containers,and cooking containers.
Cork bark is used for makingcanoes and lodge coverings.
Untilrecently, the white birch bark wastraded for other items.
Today it issold by the sheet. This is a prac-tice that is viewed by
traditionaltribal people as something that isnot good because it
encouragesgreed through the over-pickingand misuse of a natural
product.
Harvesting Birch BarkThe white birch bark can be
harvested only once a year whenthe sap is flowing freely
betweenthe bark and the inner brightorange layer of bark. Picking
atthis time is easy because thebark separates from the tree assoon
as it is cut. When the barkis harvested at this time it iscalled
"in season". When bark ispicked out of season it kills thetree. Any
bark that has to beforced off the tree will also kill it.Birch bark
users pick only whatthey needed until the next sea-son.
Bronze Birch BorerThis beetle is deadly to the
birch trees of the world. It wasbrought over to us through
thetransportation of the Europeanbirch tree. Some of the first
signsof this beetle is the die-back of theuppermost branches.
Damagethat this beetle does to the trees isvery severe and in most
cases, willkill the tree altogether. Tree injury iscaused by the
excessive larvaraltunneling in the tree’s trunk.
Tribal History Shows Culture Important In Land UseBy Winnay
Wemigwase, Director of Archives & Records
News From GIS DepartmentBy Alan Proctor, Director of GIS
LTBB was very well represented at the 2005 annual
IMAGINConference (Improving Michigan's Access to Geographic
InformationNetworks) in the 'Map Gallery Competition'
Awards were presented in four categories - Cartographic
Design,Analytical Presentation, Data Integration and
CooperativePresentation.
GIS professionals and consultants from around the state
attendthis conference each year, and it is an honor to be
recognized byyour peers.
I would like to say thanks to those LTBB departments who
havecontributed to current and past GIS projects, and to AJ
Matthews forher excellent work.
Best Analytical Presentation:3. Rating a City: An Infrastructure
Approach, Scott M. Kaiser, Ayers,Lewis, Norris and May, Inc.2.
Ground Water Prospects Map, Ramakrishna Venna, QuantumInfotech,
Inc.1. Development Potential and Development LimitationsMaps, Alan
Proctor, Little Traverse Bay Bands of OdawaIndians
Best Data Integration:3. Little Traverse Bay Bands Reservation
Map, AJ Matthews,Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians2.
Development Potential and Development LimitationsMaps, Alan
Proctor, Little Traverse Bay Bands of OdawaIndians1. History of the
Huron, Eric Steckling, Ayers, Lewis, Norris and May,Inc.
Best Cartographic Presentation:3. Southeast Michigan Retail Site
Location Analysis, Kyle Watson,UniversalMap2. Little Traverse Bay
Bands Reservation Map, AJ Matthews,Little Traverse Bay Bands of
Odawa Indians1. Kake to Petersburg Transmission Intertie, R. Mike
Conley,Commonwealth Associates, Inc.
Pictured: Jenny Green and Ellen Green
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ODAWA TRAILSJune 2005 5
Annual Anishinaabemowin Family Language & Culture
CampFriday, Saturday & Sunday—July 28, 29 & 31st
Sponsored by the Little River Band of Ottawa IndiansManistee,
Michigan (Campground across from Little River Casino &
Resort)No Cost for Registration, No Cost for Camping, All Meals
Provided at No Cost
Workshops, Games, Talent Show, Jiingtamok (powwow) for All
AgesFor more information call Kenny Pheasant,
1-888-723-8288 or (231)723-8020
ANISHINAABEMOWIN YOUTH TRIPLTBB Language Program is taking
youth, ages 8-17,
to the Language Camp. Space is limited! For an application or
more information, please call the Language Program
at 1-888-309-5822 ext. 1454, or (231)242-1454, or
(231)242-1450.
I have several items of inter-est to write about this month.
Thefirst is a discussion on youth activ-ities. Douglas Wemigwase is
anineteen year old LTBB memberwho has his eyes on the future.
Hespoke to me recently about theresearch that he is doing for a
proj-ect for one of his college classes.He is writing a plan for
establishinga Boys and Girls Club here on ourReservation. Included
in his planare such things as how much itcosts to operate a club
and whowould be able to belong. Wetalked about how many
Tribesacross the country have a Boysand Girls Club as their youth
cen-ter. Several Michigan Tribes areincluded on this list.
This type of initiative by ouryouth is commendable. I gave
himinformation about the presenta-tions that I've seen at national
trib-al meetings regarding the workthat is being done by the Boys
andGirls Clubs of America to assist increating these youth
clubsthroughout Indian Country. Havinga plan for a Boys and Girls
Clubcome from our Tribal youth as well
as our government offices andother interested community mem-bers
will make success muchmore likely.
The regional office in Chicagohas been in touch with me andsent
information about getting aninformational meeting organizedfor
interested youth and adults toattend. Anyone interested
shouldcontact me at my office at 231-242-1406. After we get
enoughinterested people we will make thearrangements for the first
meet-ing.
A second item concerns thereprinting of Gah-BBaeh-JJhagwah-Buk:
The Way It Happened. Thisbook by James McClurken was aninstrumental
part of our informa-tion campaign in getting ourReaffirmation Act
passed by theUS Congress in 1994. Many Tribalmembers today haven't
seen thisbook. It contains numerous pic-tures from early drawings
to pho-tos of Tribal members and localhistory from the 1880's all
the wayup to 1994. Originally publishedby Michigan State
UniversityMuseum, we are in negotiations
for either the Museum or theMichigan State University Press
torepublish this volume. I'm hopingthat we will be able to use
thisbook in our employee orientations,in our Education Department
andin local school and college class-es. I have gotten many
requestsby individuals who want to pur-chase a copy as well. I
expect tohave further information soon asto when we will get this
republish-ing project completed.
The last issue concerns aproperty purchase by the Tribe.For over
a year we have beenworking on the purchase of water-front property
below the bluff atCross Village. This land has greatcultural and
historical significanceto our Tribe. A year ago March theTribal
Council authorized an offerto be made on this site. Theowner,
George Smolak, acceptedour offer and we have been work-ing on the
arrangements eversince. This issue has been a diffi-cult one to get
worked outbetween the owner and theTownship of Cross Village. We
did-n't announce this pending pur-
chase at the time because of amutual agreement with Mr.Smolak
that having the Tribe'sname involved might complicatethe issues for
surrounding landowners and raise unrealistic con-cerns that we
might be putting acasino on the property. Recently,however,
situations changed andMr. Smolak and the Tribal Councilagreed that
it might be better toannounce the identity of theintended
purchaser. It has nowbeen made public that we areintending to
purchase the propertyand we were careful to outline howthis site
was not a good candidatefor a casino site. We've been instepped-up
negotiations over thelast few weeks and by the time youare reading
this article I expectthat we will be the new owners.This waterfront
land is just north ofthe boat launch and beach andcontinues around
to the east ofthe park up the hill to the lookout.Acquiring
significant parcels ofland such as this piece today willmake the
future more secure forthe coming generations.
Miigwetch
From the Desk of the Tribal Chairman, Frank Ettawageshik
TemporaryHelp
WantedDo you want to:
Work in an office setting?Gain experience?
Work in the tribal community?Make a little money?
Are you a tribal member?Temporary positions available!
Work as little as one day oras long as a month!!!Contact the
Little TraverseBay Band of OdawaIndians Human ResourcesDepartment
today!
Call Today!(231) 242-1555
By now, many of you havereceived a new tribal ID in themail. The
new cards have a mag-netic stripe on the back, alongwith an
expiration date. The newcards will increase efficiency intracking
tobacco and fuel pur-chases and decrease the manhours spent
inputting the data.In the event we are audited bythe State, a
report can easily beprinted out, as well as determin-ing how close
we are to reachingour quota. Please remember tokeep this card on
you, as it isneeded in order to receive the
exemption on all fuel and tobac-co purchases. In the mean
time,we are still requiring writtenname and signature on the
logswhen purchases are made. Wewill continue this step until weare
satisfied that all the "bugs"are worked out in the new sys-tem, as
we want to ensure accu-racy in all aspects relative to thepurchases
pursuant to the TaxAgreement. If you have any fur-ther questions,
please feel freeto contact me at 231-242-1584or at
[email protected]. Megwetch.
Economic DevelopmentBy Theresa Keshick, Research Assistant
Economic Development Department
Advertise In theOdawa Trails
For More information Call
LTTBCommunicationsDepartment at:(231) 242-1427
News From the Education DepartmentMay we help you welcome
summer! We hope this editionof the Odawa Trails finds youall
happy and healthy. Hereare a few things to keep youup-to-date
regarding the LTBBEducation Department.
High School Juniors: Besure you have completed allnecessary
assessment tests,such as ACT or SAT, and havecompleted all of your
requiredacademic credits. It is alsothat time of year to submit
col-lege applications, work on per-sonal essays and resumes.
High School Seniors:Remember, it is critical to sub-mit the Free
Application forFederal Student Aid (FAFSA)and to do so before
August. Itis also important to be prepar-ing for any other forms
offinancial aid and scholarshipapplications. Make copies ofany
important documents andkeep a folder of these items. Ifyou live in
Michigan, it is also agood time to complete yourMichigan Indian
Tuition Waiverform and submit it to the LTBBEnrollment
Department.
Be sure to contact theEducation Department forapplications for
college schol-arships as the BIA HigherEducation and the
MichelleChingwa Education Assistanceare both available!
Alsoremember, your grades could
earn you a reward! Contact usfor a Merit Scholarship
appli-cation if your semester GPA isover a 3.0 for this
collegesemester.
For those members inter-ested in WOBTT classes: therewill be a
summer semester ofcourses beginning in May; forthose of you that
are interest-ed, be sure to get registeredfor your Bay Mills
CommunityCollege classes! Call SandiWemigwase, the newest mem-ber
of our staff, at 242-1484!
Camp time is almost here!This summer we will be offer-ing Tiny
Tots Week (ages 4-6)during the week of July 18-22from 8:00am until
noon. YouthCamp (ages 7-11) will be heldJuly 25-29 from 8:00am
until5:00pm. Please be sure to callor stop by the
EducationDepartment for registrationinformation. Dorothy Perry,
K-12 Student Services Coordinator,can be reached at
231-242-1482.
The LTBB EducationDepartment has been review-ing many literature
resourcesto select a large selection ofnew materials for the
library.A l s o , t h e L a n g u a g eCoordinator, Carla McFall,
hashelped to update the librarywith some new technology.Start
working on your summerreading list and stop in tocheck us out! Or,
take a breakto listen some powwow music,sit back and watch a video
orbrush up on your language skills with anAnishinaabemowin
CD-Rom.
Calling all Graduates . . .High School, College, GED,
andVocational! It is that time ofyear to celebrate and honoryour
achievements. Pleasecomplete the form below andsend it in to the
EducationDepartment, or email yourinformation tom c l a r a m u n t
@ l t b b o d a w a -nsn.org
Name:___________________________________________________Address:_________________________________________________City:______________________
State:_____
Zip:_______________School:__________________________________________________Diploma/Degree:__________________________________________Post-Graduation
plan:
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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ODAWA TRAILS June 20056
Hunter’s Safety Classes OfferedDATES: July 21, 22, 23, 2005
Time: 6-9pm on the 21st and 22nd and 10-1pm on 23rd. Location:
Natural Resource Department. Count: First 20 students, registration
closed on July 14th. With the successful completion of this course,
a Michigan Hunter Certification will be obtained.
Hunter’s Education Course (Certification) Safety for youth, age
12 or those who will be 12 during the upcoming hunting season
should receive priority. Younger stu-dents may be accommodated as
class size allows. Students under 11 years of age shall be
accompanied by a parent or guardian or other adult, designated and
pro-
vided by the parent or guardian, during the course.
Please contact the Natural Resource Department for your
reservation, remember first come first served (only 20).
1(231)242-1670.
On April 26, 2005, Tribal Appellate Justice RitaShephard swore
in the Election Board. This is thefirst election board appointed
since the New TribalConstitution was ratified. This election board
is cur-rently in the process of conducting a secretarial elec-tion.
Current members are: Denise Petoskey,Chairperson; Eleanor Barber,
Vice-Chairperson;Carol Quinones, Secretary/Treasurer;
MartinVanDeCar, board member; and Alice Hughes, boardmember.
Pictured: Left: Vice Chairperson of the Election Board, Eleanor
Barber with Appellate Justice Rita ShepardPictured: Right: Election
Board Chairperson Denise Petoskey with Appellate Justice Rita
Shepard
Election Board Sworn In
Pictured: Election Board from Left; Alice Hughes, CarolQuinones,
Martin VanDeCar, and Denise Petoskey. Absentfrom Photo; Eleanor
Barber.
Tribal Law EnforcementHosts Tribal Police Chiefs
Tribal Police Chiefs met here on 4-29-2005 to talk over
Cross-Deputization with Michigan Commission on Law
EnforcementServices and the Executive Director of the Michigan
Sheriff’sAssociation. Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians
Cross-Deputization was used as a model for all the Tribes. The
TribalChiefs also talked about a junior police academy to take
place thissummer. Any youth ages 14 to 17 interested can contact
TribalPolice at 231-242-1500.
MACPRA Meeting Hosted by LTBB
Tribal Law Enforcement meets with theMichigan Sheriff ’s
Association
The Michigan Anishinaabe Cultural Preservation andRepatriation
Alliance (MACPRA) held their monthly meetingat the LTBB Government
Center on April 28, 2005. MACPRAconsists of all the federally
recognized Tribes and the twostate historic Tribes of Michigan.
Each Tribe has a designeethat represents them and serves as the
voice for their con-cerns. The designee for LTBB is Winnay
Wemigwase,Director of Archives & Records and Cultural
Preservation.Our Tribe is also fortunate to have an alternate
designated toensure that LTBB is always represented,
CulturalPreservation Coordinator, Leonard "Joe" Mitchell.
Thedesignees meet on a monthly basis to discuss current
repa-triation issues and to fulfill their responsibilities of
protectionand preservation of all cultural resources.
Repatriationrefers to the returning of ancestral remains and items
of cul-tural significance from museums and institutions to
theirrespective Tribes. Cultural Resources includes former
habi-tation areas, ancestral burials, associated and
unassociatedgrave goods, and all other traditional cultural
properties ofsacred and cultural importance.
The Alliance serves as a collective voice for tribal peo-ples in
the State of Michigan concerning cultural resources.Some of their
accomplishments include repatriation ofancestors from inadvertent
discoveries (remains found dur-ing construction projects),
educational programs for non-Indian agencies and individuals, as
well as for tribal peoples,to promote understanding the importance
of protecting ourcultural resources, and development of Memorandums
ofAgreement with federal agencies to protect the restingplaces of
our ancestors.
The LTBB Archives and Records and CulturalPreservation
Department was honored to host the Aprilmeeting. The guests
included representatives from theSault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa
Indians, the Grand RiverBands of Ottawa Indians, Hannahville
Potawatomi IndianCommunity, and the Native American Society for
HistoricPreservation (NASHP) from Pickford, Michigan.
By Winnay Wemigwase, Archives & Records Director
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ODAWA TRAILSJune 2005 7
Pictured: LTBB Environmental Services Department Programbooth
with visitors to their site.
Group photo from the Intorductions of Commissions Committesand
Boards portion of the meeting.
Pictured: Tribal Council from left: Treasurer Alice
Yellowbank,Secretary Dexter McNamara, Vice-Chairperson Bea Law,
TribalChairman Frank Ettawageshik, Councilor Rita
Shananaquet,Councilor Regina Bentley, and Councilor Fred Harrington
Jr.
Raffle drawing in the morning session of the Community meet-ing.
Pictured: From left: Safety Coordinator, Norm Emery; TribalMembers
Josephine Laughlin, Nicole Laughlin and GovernmentHuman Resources
Director, Ken Fegan.
2005 LTBB Annual Community Meeting
More Photos From Meeting at Niagra Falls . . .
On May 7, 2005, LTBB hosted itsannual Tribal community
meeting.The meeting was held this year atthe Harbor Springs Middle
Schoolin Harbor Springs, Michigan. AllTribal Government Programs
wereon hand having information boothswith various promotional
items.Lunch was catered by VictoriesCasino/Hotel. A raffle was held
forTribal members, with gifts beingdonated by the different
govern-ment departments.
The meeting began with a pipeceremony, honor guard bringing
inthe colors and staffs with an honorsong and flag song by a
communitydrum. The morning session consist-ed of formal
introductions of ourpresent Tribal Council, and a pre-sentatation
by our Archives &Records Department on a LandTenure Program
that has beenestablished through a grant in ourCultural
Preservation Department.The morning session also held apresentation
by our Tribal legaldepartment, reporting on legisla-tion and topics
that have been han-dled by the department as well asfuture work
projects for 2005.
After the first raffle and lunch
break, the meeting resumed with aTribal Council Report to the
com-munity consisting of information onLand Acquisitions, a
Treasurer’sReport, 2004 Achievements, 2005Plans, Legislation and
the imple-mentation of the new Constitution.The next item of
business on theagenda was a report from VictoriesCasino/Victories
Hotel and aVictories II Presentation.
Towards the end of the meetingCommissions, Committees andBoards
were on hand for formalintroductions and brief reports
onactivities. At around four o’clock, aquestion and answer period
washeld by Tribal Council. Many mem-bers were on hand to ask
questionsin a public forum. The meeting thenturned to fun again and
the last raf-fle of the day was held. To concludethe meeting, the
colors and staffswere retired and an honor, andtraveling song were
sung. Thisyear’s meeting was attended byover 200 tribal
members.
A Chi Miigwech to all TribalGovernment Staff and Casino Staffwho
made this meeting a huge suc-cess!
LTBB Tribal Chairman, Frank Ettawageshik with Tribal ChiefAudrey
Falcon from the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe.
LTBB Tribal Chairman Frank Ettawageshik with Bob Goulais
theAssistant to the Grand Council Chief of the Union of Ontario
Indians.
'Gidji-Nibiishing Giibimoset'By Dabajimod William 'Ray'
KiogimaNgoding sa Zhaabit giibaamse wede oden-ing. Nshike gonaa
giibaamse. Miidash gii-waabmaa Ma'iis naaniigaabwit wedegaamkana.
Gii wa genoonaan dash waMa'iis. Miidash enjibwachgewaad, miimaaba
Zhaabit giikwedjmaat wa Ma'iis,"Giinoondaan na maaba nini
gidji-nbiishinggiibimoset.""Kaa" kido sa Ma'iis, "Aapiish na
gaazhiwebak maanda?""Maampii sa go besha mii gaazhiwebak" kido sa
Zhaabit."Daamaajiish na go wede" kido sa Ma'iis."Enh. Gamaajiinin"
kido sa Zhaabit.Miidash giimaajiiwaat, zhaawaat wede. Baamaapii
dash dagwashnewede gaame temigad,"Miina maampii gaazhiwebak we?"
giikwejmaan Ma'iis."Enh" kido Zhaabit, "Washte wede gaaming
nikeyaanh mii
gaazhiwebak.""Aaniish na ga'enjizhaayaang wede?" kido
Ma'iis.Miidash giiwaabmaawaad anini eyaanit. Jiimaanan dash
giiyaanan.Miidash Zhaabit miinwa Ma'iis giizhaawaad wede.
Giikwejmaawandash jiinakaazwaad bezhik jiimaan."Enh" kido sa nini,
"gabagitnim jiinakaazyek bezhik jiimaan.""Ahaaw" kido sa Zhaabit,
"Aaniish na mnik egindaasyin?""Niizhwaak" kido sa nini."Gegeti na"
kido Zhaabit, "Gesna chiniibna we niizhwaak!Aanaa'iidik gaanjimoset
gidji-biishing giitkamiit!"
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ODAWA TRAILS ODAWA TRAILS June 20058
Tammy Gasco, Receptionist 231-2242-11400
Tribal AdministrationMelissa Wiatrolik, Administrative Assistant
242-11420
Tribal Chairman/Council OfficeMike Smith, Administrative
Assistant 242-11406
Accounting DepartmentTonia Gasco, Accounting Assistant
242-11441
Archives and Records DepartmentEva Oldman, Administrative
Assistant 242-11450
Communications DepartmentMelissa Barber, Director 242-11427
Contracting DepartmentKristi Houghton, Contracts Manager
242-11426
Economic Development DepartmentSusan Swadling, EDD Assistant
242-11582
Education DepartmentBeverly Wemigwase, Administrative Assistant
242-11480
Elders DepartmentTina Sutton, Elders Program Assistant
242-11423
Enrollment DepartmentLinda Keshick, Administrative Assistant
242-11521
Environmental DepartmentRegina Gasco, Environmental Assistant
242-11574
Facilities DepartmentSteve Clausen, Facilities Manager
242-11532
G.I.S. DepartmentAlan Proctor, G.I.S. Director 242-11597
Housing DepartmentMargaret Gasco, Administrative Assistant
242-11540
Human Resources DepartmentSusan Gasco, Human Resources
Representive 242-11555
Legal DepartmentSu Lantz, Legal Assistant 242-11407
Law Enforcement Department.Tribal Police 242-11500
MIS DepartmentEd Nephler, MIS Technician 242-11534
Planning DepartmentVacant, Administrative Assistant
242-11588
Tribal CourtLinda Harper, Court Clerk 242-11462
Tribal Health ClinicTribal Health Clinic 242-11700Dawn
Kilpatrick, Receptionist 242-11700
Health DepartmentGwen Gasco, Administrative Assistant
242-11611Cathy Gibson, Community Health Outreach 242-11601Owen
LaVeque, Transportation 242-11602Kathleen Willis, Contract Health
Receptionist 242-11607Heidi Bosma, Maternal Child Health Outreach
242-11614
Human Services DepartmentTheresa Chingwa, Administrative
Assistant 242-11621Regina Kiogima Sr., BGN Outreach Worker
242-11627
Substance Abuse/Mental Health DepartmentJenifer Wilson,
Office/Intake Coordinator 242-11642
Natural Resources DepartmentFiona Banfield, Administrative
Assistant 242-11670
Enrollment Commission
Meetings begin at 5:00 PM and arelocated in the Enrollment
CommissionWorkroom #118 at 7500 Odawa Circle,Harbor Springs, MI
49740. All meetingsare open to the Tribal membershipunless
otherwise posted.
June 20, 2005 July 18, 2005August 15, 2005 September 19,
2005October 17, 2005 November 21, 2005December 19, 2005
Economic Development Work Session and Meeting
June 11, 2005 June 12, 2005 July 9, 2005 July 10, 2005August 13,
2005 August 14, 2005September 10, 2005 Sept. 11, 2005October 8,
2005 October 9, 2005November 12, 2005 Nov. 13, 2005December 10,
2005 Dec. 11, 2005
Meetings will be held in room #312located at 7500 Odawa
Circle,Harbor Springs, MI. Meetings beginat 9:30 a.m. All meetings
openunless closed session.
Health Commission
June 13, 2005 July 11, 2005August 8, 2005 September 12, 2005
October 10, 2005 November 14, 2005December 12, 2005
All meetings start at 6:30pm and arebeing held at the Government
Complexat 7500 Odawa Circle. If you have anyquestions or concerns,
please contactone of your Health Commissioners.
Jiingtamok (Pow Wow)Committee June 14, 2005June 28, 2005
Please note these meetings will be heldin the Boards,
Commissions, andCommittees room (room #312) locatedat 7500 Odawa
Circle, Harbor Springs,MI. All meetings start at 6:00 p.m.
Commission Meeting Dates
Housing Commission
All meetings are open to the publicunless otherwise in close
session.
June 6, 2005 July 11, 2005August 1, 2005 September 12,
2005October 12, 2005 November 7, 2005December 5, 2005
All meetings start at 3:30pm and arebeing held at the Government
Complexat 7500 Odawa Circle. If you have anyquestions or concerns,
please contactone of your Housing Commissioners.
Election Board ScheduledMeeting Dates
June 3 6:00 pm CBC Room 31217 6:00 pm CBC Room 31224 Primary
Election
July 5 6:00 pm CBC Room 31222 6:00 pm CBC Room 31223 Meet the
Candidate Forum
August 8 General Election22 6:00 pm CBC Room 312
Tribal DirectoriesThe Enrollment Officehas Tribal
Directories
for sale to LTBB members $5.00
Make checks payable toLTBB of Odawa
Indians
Tribal Telephone Directory
ATTENTION: Potential Commercial Fisherman.
The LTBB Natural ResourceCommission (NRC) has a program youmay
be eligible for. The CommercialFisherman Small Boat Lease Program
isdesigned to provide eligible tribal mem-bers with the gear
necessary to begincommercial gill net fishing. The NRC cur-rently
has five small commercial fishingboats (three 16' princecrafts and
two 20'lunds) in the program. The boats areleased out to eligible
tribal members for
the sole purpose of commercial fishingwithin the 1836 Ceded
Territory waters.The boats are provided free of charge,however,
conditions and restrictions onuse will be incorporated in the
leaseagreement by which the Tribal membershall have to abide. So if
you are a tribalmember who has an interest in becominga commercial
fisherman, please feel freeto contact the LTBB Natural Resource
at(231) 242-1670 for specific details.
Women’s Hand Drumand Singing GroupWhen: Tuesdays:
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.Fridays:
5:00 p.m. - 7:00p.m.For more information Call:
Carla: 231-242-1454.
Yoga Class Hours11:00 am until 12:00 pm
Mondays and Fridays.
Tuesdays and Thursdays from4 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Call Regina at 231-242-1664to register.
Advertise in the Odawa TrailsFor more information, callLTTB
Communications
Department at:(231)242-1427
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ODAWA TRAILS 9June 2005
Why use a Parent/TeenAgreement? The agreement is awritten
document between parentsand their teen that defines restric-tions,
privileges, rules and conse-quences when driving. It’s a refer-ence
as well as a guide and a com-mitment to safety. The parent canuse
it to set parameters that willreduce the risks the teen faces
dur-ing the first six to twelve months ofa solo driving experience.
The teencan use it to chart his/her progresstoward full driving
independence.Because a written document setsexpectations clearly
from the start, itmakes it harder for the parent or theteen to
“forget” or bend the rules.It’s a big help when the
inevitablerequest for an exception arises.When an exception is
granted, awritten agreement helps ensurethat it stays an exception
and does-n’t become a new rule. All in all, theParent/Teen
Agreement communi-cation is a stronger agreementbecause “everyone
is singing fromthe same sheet of music”.
Parents need to be involvedwhen a teenager becomes a
driver,especially in the first six to twelvemonths of getting a
license. Thereare situations that often arise withbeing a teen
driver such as: drivinginexperience, driving with teen pas-sengers
at night, drinking and driv-ing, not wearing a seat belt,
speed-ing, and other situations teens findthemselves in when
driving. Nowthe question is – will your family’steen comply with
all of the thingsincluded in your agreement? Thereare natural
consequences of acrash, which include inconvenience,property
damage, injuries – orworse. These can be strong motiva-tors for
driving safely. But there arealso other consequences such
asreceiving a ticket and points on yourlicense, an increase in
insurancecosts, and those consequencesthat a parent imposes when a
fami-ly rule is broken. All play major rolesin encouraging a teen’s
compliancewith safe driving practices.
There may be no better exam-ple of a parent actively managingthe
teen’s driving experience thanthe Parent/Teen Agreement. Fromthe
start it is understand the impor-tance of setting expectations
theteen and parent will acknowledge.With a written agreement
aboutdriving safety, parents and teenswork together to discuss the
risksthey may encounter. The parentsset the parameters for
graduallyincreasing teen driving privilegesand define consequences
for violat-
ing expectations in the agreement.The agreement provides a
guidelinefor both the parent and the teendriver. The parent sees a
plan tominimize risk, and the teen sees amap for earning driving
independ-ence.
Parents and teens need to alsodiscuss issues related to state
laws,law enforcement, and insuranceissues. Law enforcement
agenciesplay a vital role in protecting theteenager by enforcing
compliancewith the laws related to driving andintervening in
situations before theybecome crashes. Laws relating toteen drivers
are successful in reduc-ing teen crash rates because theylimit the
teen’s exposure to riskwhile the teen gradually gains driv-ing
experience.
Law enforcement agencies andofficials and state laws all
supportParent/Teen Agreements becausethey promote “best practices”
forreducing teen crash risk. Make sureevery effort is made to
structuredriving privileges in a way that keepsyour teen’s safety
clearly a top prior-ity. We all want the same thing: ateen driver
who has been crash-freeand violation-free for months aftergetting a
license, has had his/hersrestrictions lifted gradually overtime,
and is now ready for safe andfull driving independence.
MESSAGE TO TEENS:Every time you get behind the
wheel, you must make the decisionwhether or not you’re going to
stickto your end of the bargain in theParent/Teen Agreement, or
you’regoing to ignore what you knowabout driving safely.
Here are a few reasons why it’snot worth it to play the odds
youwon’t get caught:
Getting tickets for breaking the law.Expensive car
repairs.Injuries to yourself and others both inside and outside of
the car.Loss of driving privileges.Increased car insurance thatyou
will be paying into your late20’s.Breaking the agreement willtake
longer to gain full drivingprivileges.Here are a few reasons to
keep
your end of the agreement:The best way to prove that youare
ready for new privileges areto show your parents you canhandle the
privileges you’vebeen given.It is really for such a short timein
your life – and it’s really
worth it when you consider thepossible alternatives.Lots can go
right for a long timeand then in an instant you canbe called upon
to make judg-ments and reactions that goway beyond your basic
drivingskills.Try to minimize risky situationsuntil you’ve had more
experi-ence and time behind thewheel.
Driving Rules and ConsequencesDirections:
Read, discuss, and put eachrule in effect.Discuss the
ExampleViolations, and write possibleconsequences.Discuss initial,
and date thebottom to confirm your agreement and commitment.Rule 1:
Check in with a parent
every time you drive.Tell a parent where you aregoing, who will
be the passengers, and when you willreturn.Call home if you will be
morethan __________________minutes late.Call home if your plans
changewhile you are out.Call home if you cannot gethome safely.
Parent willarrange for a safe ride home.Rule 2: Obey all traffic
laws and
signs.Never use alcohol or otherdrugs and drive.Never ride with
a person who isdriving after using alcohol orother drugs.Never ride
in a vehicle whereany alcohol or drug use isoccurring.Always wear
your seat belt atall times as a passenger or adriver.Always have
every passengerwear a seat belt.Do not drive aggressively
(e.g.),speeding, tailgating, or cuttingothers off.Rule 3: Do not
take unneces-
sary risks while driving.No playing around with passengers,
messing around with the radio, talking on a cell phone, etc.Do not
drive when overly tired, angry, or upset.Do not put yourself or
others atincreased risk by makingunnecessary trips in
adverseweather.
Parent/Teen Agreement for Safe DrivingBy Norm Emery Safety
Coordinator
Example Violation: Teen used alcohol or other drugs and
drove.Lose driving privileges for __________ days/months/year.Other
_________________________________________
Example Violation: Teen got a ticket for speeding.Lose driving
privileges for ___________ days/months/year.Other
______________________________________
Example Violation: Teen didn’t make all passengers wear seat
belt.Lose driving privileges for _________________
days/months/Year.Other
____________________________________________
Example Violation: Teen was not truthful about where he/she
wasgoing with car.
Lose driving privileges for _________________days/
months/year.Other ___________________________________________
Example Violation: Teen came home 45 minutes late without
call-ing.
Lose driving privileges for ___________________
days/months/year.Other
_______________________________________________
Example Violation: Teen violated agreement-uupon passenger
restric-tions.
Lose driving privileges for
____________________days/months/year.
Example Violation: Teen violated agreed-uupon nighttime
restrictions. Lose driving privileges for ___________________
days/months/year.Other
_______________________________________________
Example Violation: Teen failed to inform parent of being pulled
overby law enforcement, received ticket, was involved in accident,
orwas given a warning.
Lose driving privileges for ___________________
days/months/year.Other
_______________________________________________
Comments:___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
PARENT/TEEN AGREEMENT: We understand and agree to thesedriving
conditions and rules.
Parents’ initials:______Teens
initials:______Date:_______________
Election ScheduleJune 24 PRIMARY ELECTION DAYJuly 5 Last day to
submit in writing a challenge to the
Primary ElectionJuly 8 Last day for the Election Board to mail
ballots
for the General ElectionJuly 23 Meet the Candidates ForumAugust
8 GENERAL ELECTION DAYAugust 18 Last day to submit in writing a
challenge to the
General Election August 22 Election Board certifies and posts
results of
General Election
Elected officials will be sworn in and take office at the next
reg-ularly scheduled Tribal Council Meeting.
Harbor Springs SymposiumThe Second Annual Harbor
Springs Symposium has thetopic this year of Native
Voices.Important American Indianwriters, artists, storytellers,and
craftspeople will be hold-ing workshops from June 9ththrough June
11th. Thekeynote speaker is well knownOdawa/Ojibwe author,
SimonOtto. The symposium site is theBirchwood Inn overlookingLake
Michigan outside of theresort town of Harbor Springs,Michigan.
Directions, rates,and other important detailscan be accessed
throughtheir web site at: http://www.birchwoodinn.com.Hotel rooms
are to be reservedindividually through theBirchwood Inn at
1-800-530-9955. Please identify yourselfas being with the
“HarborSprings Symposium.” The costof the workshops and all
activi-ties are FREE to LTBB membersand their families. Hotel
roomsand meals are not included.
TENATIVE 2005 “NATIVE VOICES” SCHEDULE
Thursday, June 9th, 2005
5:00 PM - Sign in
6:00 PM – Wine and cheesereception
7:00 PM – Dinner at next-doorLorenzo’s restaurant
9:00 PM – Campfire story-telling on site with Tony Miron,Native
artist, storyteller, and aconsultant for Dances WithWolves
Friday, June 10, 2005
Breakfast at Birchwood Inn forregistered guests, others ontheir
own
9:00 AM – Gather in main roomfor greetings and introductions
10:00 AM – Andrea Otto andKatherine McGraw available for
massage or to scheduleappointments
10:00 AM – Walk in nearbyThorne Swift Park with VickyLynn,
Native plant and herbalmedicine specialist
Noon – 1:30 PM – Picnic lunchoutside at Birchwood Inn
1:30 PM – Marge May, localhistorian and former teacher,slide
show of Emmet CountyOdawa portraits from nineteen-thirties through
the nineteen-sixties
3:00 PM – Raymond and MaryJane Kiogima, local Odawacommunity
leaders, willdemonstrate the making ofIndian Corn Soup and
discussother topics like the Odawa lan-guage. Ray has written
anOdawa dictionary and gram-mar.
4:00 – 6:30 PM – Free time toswim in the pool, walk, read,
shop, meditate, socialize, orjust take a nap6:30 PM – Meet in
lobby to goto Lorenzo’s for dinner
8:30 PM – Main meeting room, Simon Otto, notedOjibwe/Odawa
author and tra-ditional storyteller, is thekeynote speaker.
10:00 PM – Campfire with sto-rytelling and reading by
partici-pants of symposium
Saturday, June 11th, 2005
Breakfast at Birchwood Inn forregistered guests
9:00 AM – Writing workshopwith Simon Otto, author of fourbooks,
and Bill Dunlop, Odawaauthor of The Indians ofHungry Hollow
10:30 AM - Quillwork workshopwith Yvonne Walker-Keskick,Odawa
craftsperson whosework is exhibited in both the
Heard and SmithsonianMuseumsNoon – Go to Harbor Springsfor
picnic on waterfront
1:30-3:30 PM – Tour in individ-ual cars guided by
ConstanceCappel with stops at theAndrew J. Blackbird Museum,the
Little Traverse Bay Bands ofOdawa Indians GovernmentalComplex, and
GoodHart/Middle Village, formerL’Arbre Croche area
3:30 – 4:30 PM – WarrenPetoskey will give a multi-media show
with comments
6:30 PM – Meet in lobby fordinner
9:00 PM –Native Voices panel:Simon Otto, Bill Dunlop,Yvonne
Walker-Keskick,Warren Petoskey, andConstance Cappel, moderator
10:30 PM – Campfire with sto-rytelling and readings
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ODAWA TRAILS10 June 2005
Tribal Council Meeting Minutes The Little Traverse Bay Bands
ofOdawa IndiansTribal Council MeetingApril 17, 2005Tribal Court
Room 7500 OdawaCircleSmudging 9:15 a.m.9:30 a.m.
Executive Session: no Call to Order: Meeting was called toorder
at 10:00 a.m.Council Present: Tribal ChairmanFrank Ettawageshik,
Vice-Chairperson Beatrice A. Law,Secretary Dexter
McNamara,Treasurer Alice Yellowbank,Councilor Fred Harrington,
Jr.,Councilor Regina Gasco Bentley Absent: Councilor
RitaShananaquet
Legal Staff Present: JamesBransky, General Counsel
Staff Present: Michele LaCount-Executive Assistant, Albert
Colby,Jr.-Tribal Administrator, ValerieTweedie-Chief Financial
Officer,Barry Crowell-Controller, HeidiYaple-Grant Writer-Juanita
Rogers-Casino Operations Director
Commission, Boards andCommittees: Sherri Patton, ShirleyOldman,
Rita Gasco Shepard,Denise Petoskey, Eleanor Barber
Guests: Carol McFall, WarrenPetoskey, Juanita Rogers,
DollieKeway, Angie Woodin, KathyShomin, Rochelle
Ettawageshik,Brittany Bentley, MehmazgwanzShomin, Kyle Shomin,
ConnieMarshall, Duann Gaylord,
Opening Ceremony: FrankEttawageshik
Motion made by Treasurer AliceYellowbank and supported
byCouncilor Fred Harrington, Jr., toadopt the agenda as amended
forApril 17, 2005. Vote: 6 Yes, 0 No, 1 Absent(Councilor Rita
Shananaquet), 0AbstainedMotion Carried
Motion made by Secretary DexterMcNamara and supported by
Vice-Chairperson Beatrice A. Law toapprove the minutes of April
3,2005 with corrections. Vote: 6 Yes, 0 No, 1 Absent(Councilor Rita
Shananaquet), 0AbstainedMotion Carried
Motion made by Vice-ChairpersonBeatrice A. Law and supported
bySecretary Dexter McNamara toaccept the Treasurer's report
aspresented by Valerie Tweedie,C.F.O., verbal and written for
April17, 2005.Vote: 6 Yes, 0 No, 1 Absent(Councilor Rita
Shananaquet), 0AbstainedMotion Carried
Motion made by Secretary DexterMcNamara and supported
byCouncilor Regina Gasco Bentley toaccept the verbal and written
reportfor April 17, 2005 as presented bythe Tribal Administrator,
AlbertColby Jr.Vote: 6 Yes, 0 No, 1 Absent(Councilor Rita
Shananaquet), 0AbstainedMotion Carried
Motion made by Treasurer AliceYellowbank and supported by
Secretary Dexter McNamara toapprove funding not to exceed$7,000
to support the LittleTraverse Bay Bands of OdawaIndians Community
Meeting sched-uled May 7, 2005. Funding to comefrom prior year
funds.Vote: 6 Yes, 0 No, 1 Absent(Councilor Rita Shananaquet),
0AbstainedMotion Carried
Motion made by Vice-ChairpersonBeatrice A. Law and supported
bySecretary Dexter McNamara toapprove 2005 ComprehensiveBudget
Amendment CBA-2005-02for Programs SupplementalFunding in the amount
of$429,793.Vote: 6 Yes, 0 No, 1 Absent(Councilor Rita Shananaquet),
0AbstainedMotion Carried
10:42 Recess called10:54 a.m. meeting reconvened
Motion made by Secretary DexterMcNamara and supported
byCouncilor Regina Gasco Bentley toaccept the verbal and written
reportfor April 17, 2005 as presented byTribal Chairman
FrankEttawageshik. Vote: 6 Yes, 0 No, 1 Absent(Councilor Rita
Shananaquet), 0AbstainedMotion Carried
Motion made by Treasurer AliceYellowbank and supported by
Vice-Chairperson Beatrice A. Law toapprove the Tribal Chairman to
signthe Contractual Agreementbetween the Little Traverse BayBands
of Odawa Indians andChippewa Ottawa ResourceAuthority for
Biological Services forFY 2005. Vote: 5 Yes, 1 No (Councilor
FredHarrington, Jr.), 1 Absent (CouncilorRita Shananaquet), 0
AbstainedMotion Carried
Motion made by Vice-ChairpersonBeatrice A. Law and supported
byTreasurer Alice Yellowbank toapprove that an offer be made
topurchase land #17 not to exceedthe amount determined in the
worksession, pursuant to the confiden-tial memo, and authorize the
TribalChairman and the Tribal Treasurerto sign all necessary
documents.Vote: 6 Yes, 0 No, 1 Absent(Councilor Rita Shananaquet),
0AbstainedMotion Carried
11:47 a.m. Public Commentopened, Warren Petoskey11:50 a.m.
Public comment closed
Motion made by Vice-ChairpersonBeatrice A. Law and supported
byTreasurer Alice Yellowbank to add adiscussion of the
GamingRegulatory Statute to the work ses-sion for April 18, 2005.
Vote: 6 Yes, 0 No, 1 Absent(Councilor Rita Shananaquet),
0AbstainedMotion Carried 12:14 p.m. Lunch recess called.2:01 P.M.
meeting reconvened2:01 p.m. Councilor RitaShananaquet arrived
Motion made by Vice-ChairpersonBeatrice A. Law and supported
byCouncilor Regina Gasco Bentley toaccept the Gaming Board
ofDirectors verbal and written reportas presented by
Chairperson,Sherri Patton for April 17, 2005.
Vote: 7 Yes, 0 No, 0 Absent, 0AbstainedMotion Carried
Motion made by Secretary DexterMcNamara and supported
byCouncilor Rita Shananaquet toaccept the verbal and written
reportfor April 17, 2005 by GeneralCounsel, James Bransky. Vote: 7
Yes, 0 No, 0 Absent, 0AbstainedMotion Carried
Motion made by Vice-ChairpersonBeatrice A. Law and supported
byTreasurer Alice Yellowbank to adoptresolution #041705-01 Request
forTrust Acquisition of Parcel inEmmet County TransitionalHousing
Parcel. Roll Call: Tribal Chairman FrankEttawageshik-yes,
Vice-ChairpersonBeatrice A. Law-yes, Treasurer AliceYellowbank
-yes, Secretary DexterMcNamara-yes, Councilor RitaShananaquet-yes,
Councilor FredHarrington, Jr.-yes, CouncilorRegina Gasco
Bentley-yesMotion Carried
Motion made by Treasurer AliceYellowbank and supported
byCouncilor Regina Gasco Bentley toadopt resolution
#041705-02Request for Trust parcel, in EmmetCounty, Health Park,
Parcel. Roll Call: Tribal Chairman FrankEttawageshik-yes,
Vice-ChairpersonBeatrice A. Law-yes, Treasurer AliceYellowbank
-yes, Secretary DexterMcNamara-yes, Councilor RitaShananaquet-yes,
Councilor FredHarrington, Jr.-yes, CouncilorRegina Gasco
Bentley-yesMotion Carried
Motion made by Councilor RitaShananaquet and supported
byVice-Chairperson Beatrice A. Law toappoint the first Election
Boardunder Article XI of the Constitutionadopted by the Tribal
membershipon February 1, 2005 and subse-quently approved by the
Secretaryof the Interior by operation of law.The following Little
Traverse BayBands of Odawa Indians membersare appointed to the
first ElectionBoard: Eleanor Barber for a term oftwo years; Denise
Petoskey for aterm of two years; Alice Hughes fora term of four
years; Carol Quinonesfor a term of four years; Martin VanDe Car for
a term of four years. Allterms shall run until their succes-sors
are appointed and sworn in.Vote: 7 Yes, 0 No, 0 Absent,
0AbstainedMotion Carried
Motion made by Councilor RitaShananaquet and supported
byVice-Chairperson Beatrice A. Lawthat contracts authorized by
themotion of October 17, 2004 for theVictories II project may
contain lim-ited waivers of sovereign immunitysubjecting the Tribe
to mediation,followed by arbitration enforceablein Little Traverse
Bay Bands ofOdawa Indians Tribal Court.Vote: 7 Yes, 0 No, 0 Absent,
0AbstainedMotion Carried
3:10 p.m. recess called3:28 P.M. meeting reconvened
Motion made by Councilor RitaShananaquet and supported
bySecretary Dexter McNamara toadopt resolution #041705-03Request
for Funding from the U.S.Department of Homeland SecurityFederal
Emergency Management
Agency, Superfund Amendmentsand Reauthorization Act (SARA)Little
Traverse Bay Bands of OdawaIndians Hazardous MaterialsTraining
Project.Roll Call: Tribal Chairman FrankEttawageshik-yes,
Vice-ChairpersonBeatrice A. Law-yes, Treasurer AliceYellowbank
-yes, Secretary DexterMcNamara-yes, Councilor RitaShananaquet-yes,
Councilor FredHarrington, Jr.-yes, CouncilorRegina Gasco
Bentley-yesMotion Carried
Motion made by Treasurer AliceYellowbank and supported
bySecretary Dexter McNamara toadopt Resolution #041705-04Request
for Funding from theInstitute of Museum and LibraryServices, Native
American/NativeHawaiian Museum Services GrantProgram Little
Traverse Bay Bandsof Odawa Indians 2005 MuseumServices Project.Roll
Call: Tribal Chairman FrankEttawageshik-yes,
Vice-ChairpersonBeatrice A. Law-yes, Treasurer AliceYellowbank
-yes, Secretary DexterMcNamara-yes, Councilor RitaShananaquet-yes,
Councilor FredHarrington, Jr.-yes, CouncilorRegina Gasco
Bentley-yesMotion Carried
Motion made by Vice-ChairpersonBeatrice A. Law and supported
byCouncilor Rita Shananaquet toadopt Resolution #041705-05Request
for Funding from theUnited States Department ofAgriculture, Natural
ResourcesConservation Service, WildlifeHabitat Incentives Program
(WHIP)Little Traverse Bay Bands of OdawaIndians, Creating Forest
OpeningsProject.Roll Call: Tribal Chairman FrankEttawageshik-yes,
Vice-ChairpersonBeatrice A. Law-yes, Treasurer AliceYellowbank
-yes, Secretary DexterMcNamara-yes, Councilor RitaShananaquet-yes,
Councilor FredHarrington, Jr.-yes, CouncilorRegina Gasco
Bentley-yesMotion Carried
Motion made by Treasurer AliceYellowbank and supported
byCouncilor Regina Gasco Bentley toadopt Resolution
#041705-06Request for Funding from theUnited States Department
ofAgriculture, Natural ResourcesConservation Service,Environmental
Quality IncentivesProgram (EQUIP), Little TraverseBay Bands of
Odawa Indians FishHatchery Advancement Project.Secretary Dexter
McNamara leaves3:43 p.m.Secretary Dexter McNamarareturns 3:44
p.m.Roll Call: Tribal Chairman FrankEttawageshik-yes,
Vice-ChairpersonBeatrice A. Law-yes, Treasurer AliceYellowbank
-yes, Secretary DexterMcNamara-yes, Councilor RitaShananaquet-yes,
Councilor FredHarrington, Jr.-yes, CouncilorRegina Gasco
Bentley-yesMotion Carried
Motion made by Councilor ReginaGasco Bentley and supported
byVice-Chairperson Beatrice A. Law toapprove Burial Request
#A0088(b)for the amount of $1,002.00. Vote: 7 Yes, 0 No, 0 Absent,
0AbstainedMotion Carried
4:00 p.m. Public Commentopened: Kathy Shomin, ShirleyOldman
4:09 p.m. Public comment closed
Motion made by Councilor FredHarrington, Jr., and supported
bySecretary Dexter McNamara todirect the Casino Board of
Directorsto remove the personnel policy pro-hibition from holding
Tribal Counciloffice.4:09 p.m. recess called4:36 p.m. meeting
reconvenedMotion Withdrawn
Councilor Rita Shananaquet leavesat 5:10 p.m.Councilor Rita
Shananaquetreturns at 5:13 p.m.Councilor Rita Shananaquet leavesat
5:22 p.m.
Motion made by Councilor FredHarrington, Jr., and supported
byVice-Chairperson Beatrice A. Law toenact Waganakising
OdawakStatute Constitutionally MandatedCompensation sponsored by
FredHarrington, Jr.Roll Call: Tribal Chairman
FrankEttawageshik-yes, Vice-ChairpersonBeatrice A. Law-yes,
Treasurer AliceYellowbank -yes, Secretary DexterMcNamara-yes,
Councilor RitaShananaquet-absent, CouncilorFred Harrington,
Jr.-yes, CouncilorRegina Gasco Bentley-yesMotion Carried
Councilor Regina Gasco Bentleyleaves at 5:43 p.m.Councilor
Regina Gasco Bentleyreturns at 5:45 p.m.
Motion made by Treasurer AliceYellowbank and supported
byCouncilor Regina Gasco Bentley todonate $5,000 to the
OdawaInstitute to come from the Culturalline Item. Vote: 5 Yes, 0
No, 1 Absent(Councilor Rita Shananaquet), 1Abstained (Councilor
FredHarrington, Jr.)Motion Carried
Motion made by Vice-ChairpersonBeatrice A. Law and supported
byTreasurer Alice Yellowbank that wedonate $1,000 to the Wolf
RiverProtection Fund to come from theTribal Sponsorship line item.
Vote: 6 Yes, 0 No, 1 Absent(Councilor Rita Shananaquet),
0AbstainedMotion Carried
Motion made by Treasurer AliceYellowbank and supported
byCouncilor Regina Gasco Bentley forTribal Council to attend the
U.S.Attorney visit in May 2005 and toallow stipend, mileage, per
diemand lodging.Vote: 6 Yes, 0 No, 1 Absent(Councilor Rita
Shananaquet), 0AbstainedMotion Carried
6:24 p.m. Motion made byCouncilor